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Turn off the Mouse on the AT&T Epix

Posted by Chris Leckness on Oct 23, 2008

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One of the strongest points that the BlackJack has is it’s easy one handed use. Pulling the phone out of my left pocket, I can have email checked in seconds. Scroll down the new messages and delete or reply with one hand. In the first bit of time with the Epix, the mouse makes that a bit more difficult. While the mouse is quite simple to navigate, it’s not really ideal for how I use my phone. There has to be a way to disable that thing, right? Well, we are in luck.

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You can turn the mouse off and enable the pad to operate in 4 way navigation mode. This doesn’t turn the pad into a dpad though. It turns it into a touch pad similar to the one on the Zune. You now slide your finger up/down or left/right to navigate. It’s not the best navigation method for me, but it works better for me than the mouse.

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Chris Leckness is a Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices and a member of the exclusive focus group, Mobius. Chris has been a big time supporter/user of Windows Mobile since the Dell Axim days when it was Pocket PC 2002. Chris loves Zune, but also owns 3 iPhones too. His personal blog is chris.leckness.com.

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    • Mskov

      There is a shortcut for this too: when you are on the Today screen, hold Fn and N at the same time and it will toggle modes.

    • http://stevenator65.wordpress.com Steve Laser

      Chris, is the mouse similar to the Blackberry Curve mouse? B/c that one is fantastic.

    • http://www.mobilegadgetnew.com the undude

      and what’s nice is that samsung have thought through variations on the theme, including turning off the mouse.

    • Sam

      The mouse is great! I turned it off for a day, but decided to try it again…and now I love it. It completely changes the way I use my device…it makes it a truly one-handed device.

      I’d recommend trying it again, guys. It’s really nice when you get used to it. A little weird. But nice.

      The only wish I have is that the mouse was surrounded by 4-way navigation. But, it’s great!

    • michawl

      FYI – there is a much easier way to toggle between 4-day DPAD and Optical Mouse modes … chgFingerMouse. You can download here:

      http://www.mysamsungepix.com/applications/utilities/chgfingermouse/

      The link also has instructions on how to bind it to one of your hard keys (I recommend the camera button) .. its so much better than Fn-N because it works no matter what screen youre on! A definite must have for any epix owner.

    • Mskov

      There is a shortcut for this too: when you are on the Today screen, hold Fn and N at the same time and it will toggle modes.

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